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White Beggarticks (Bidens alba)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same shape, petal colors, and overall appearance as suggested ID.
Source: florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3604
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Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: The leaves are identical in shape and dispersal to those of the suggested ID.
Source:
florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=929
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Marsh Fern Family (Family Thelypteridaceae)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the saem distribution and shape as the suggested ID.
Source: www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.php?plantid=324
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Lady Beetles (Family Coccinellidae)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Is the same size as and has the same same two red dots on black body as the suggested ID.
Source: https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Signate-Lady-Beetle
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Bears a similar color, shape, and growth pattern to the suggested ID and falls within the geographic range
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Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban
Weather: 79˚F, 7% precipitation, 4 mph winds
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Earthworms (Family Lumbricidae)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same coloration as the suggested ID.
Source:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/c/common-earthworm/
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Common Apple Snails (Genus Pomacea)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same green-orange coloration and spiral pattern as the suggested ID.
Source: entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/apple_snails.htm
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Mabel Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same bright green body color, reddish eye color, and leg shape as the suggested ID.
Source: https://spiderid.com/spider/salticidae/lyssomanes/viridis/
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Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Is the same size as and has the same navy blue-black, shiny feather coloration and beak color and size.
Source: https://www.blog.catandturtle.net/backyard-bird-identification/
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same bushy tail and brown-gray color as the suggested ID and is common to the area.
Source: myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/squirrels/
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same beige-brown feather coloration and spotted pattern, head shape, beak size, and black eye color as the suggested ID.
Source:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/id
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Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Fresh Water Wetland
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Is the same size as and has the same black and white feather coloration/pattern, and beak size and sharpness as the suggested ID.
Source:
https://www.blog.catandturtle.net/backyard-bird-identification/
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White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same feather coloration, leg length and color, and beak length, shape and color as the suggested ID.
Source: https://www.blog.catandturtle.net/backyard-bird-identification/
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Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Like the suggested ID, the leaves are in sets of 3 and have a similar shape. The overall plant also has a similar distribution.
Source:
florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3476
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Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: The observation is identical to the suggested ID in appearance.
Source: florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2814
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American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Forest
Weather: 91˚F, 20% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same clusters of purple berries and same distribution of clusters as the suggested ID.
Source:
https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Callicarpa+americana&guide=1&cl=US/FL
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Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: The cones, heavier presence/cluster of leaves towards the top, leaf length and needle shape, and trunk diameter all resemble the suggested ID.
Source: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Pinus+palustris&guide=1&cl=US/FL
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Seductive Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Has the same tube, wheat-like shape as the suggested ID.
Source: florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4527
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank, on a tree trunk
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Bears a similar color, shape, and dispersal pattern to the suggested ID. Compared to other species within the genus that also resemble this observation, the suggested ID shares the same dryness with the observation whereas the others appear more wet.
Source: arborist.forest.usf.edu/floridafungi/38
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
asmaamDescription
Habitat: Urban, River Bank, on tree bark
Weather: 90˚F, 15% precipitation, 5 mph winds
Justification: Bears a similar color, shape, and growth pattern to the suggested ID and falls within the geographic range the species is common in.
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Domestic Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata var. domestica)Observer
asmaamDescription
Black duck with white wings and head, observed outside of USF's Juniper Poplar Hall at 10:03 AM. The weather was around 73 degrees and it was sunny. There were two other ducks and the whole area of mulch had white feathers scattered like those shown in the picture.
